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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1930
Page
5
The article questions Mendenhall's guilt or innocence after a jury spared him the death penalty. It notes his long stay, sick condition, and unusual prison privileges, and asks if the law served its purpose given the crime and the presence of charred bodies on a country road. The Parole Board faces criticism and support from different quarters.
Community notices from Zellwood recount a missionary social at Mrs. Lilla Gig’s home with visitors from Plymouth and Wilmore, a Church of God picnic at Trimble Park with about 75 attendees and 100 pounds of fish, and several trips and local gatherings. Activities include a pounded event for Rev. T Wright Carleton, a Georgia trip, and the completion of a new girl scout troop led by Estelle King with 14 girls earning tenderfoot status.
Enthusiastic planning notes a weeklong camp at Camp Wewah from the 21st to the 28th with county troops. The narrative mentions Mr. Bates illness near Sanford and his transfer to a sanitarium. Several local residents are referenced including Miss Davenport, Joy Brantley, Mrs. Brantley, and the Holloways.
Sorrento residents and guests keep holiday spirits high with trips to Daytona Beach and Lake County events. Notable names include Will Jones, Miss Lila Kennedy, Miss Thelma Carmichael, Miss Bernice Green, and families visiting from Orlando, Brunswick, Mount Dora, and Sanford. A birthday picnic at Wekiva Springs and a Ladies Missionary Society meeting are also noted activities.
Beulah lah Mix Davie Mise Durie Durlie, Tom Pattie, Mrs. C Knight, and Mr Walker were in Kissimmee on Sunday, joining other residents for unspecified activities.
H. C. Sampson, an economic botanist of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, England, visited Gainesville on an extensive Florida tour to study truck crop production and marketing. He conducted lengthy interviews with local workers during the trip.
Mr Sampson of the Experiment Station and Agricultural Extension Service has spent 17 years traveling through tropical and subtropical British regions studying climate, crops, and farming practices to improve agricultural knowledge.
Phoenix Utility Company crews build a high line from Naples to Bonita Springs. Chipley completes repair work on the Baptist church edifice. Winter Haven plans an automatic telephone exchange in the near future.
The note asserts independence from patronage expectations and argues a store should justify success by offering quality value and service to the public. It invites readers to shop there, claiming advantages in price and care.
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